There’s been gridlock on the Newcastle to Sydney Freeway following a car crash. Southbound lanes at Kariong have just reopened, helping clear a tailback of many kilometres.
Severe tropical Cyclone Debbie has been upgraded to a category three storm as it approaches the North Queensland coast. Thousands of residents have already evacuated from Proserpine and Bowen. The latest track has the storm making landfall tomorrow near Bowen just north of Airlie Beach at category four strength.
The infamous ship that washed up on Nobbys Beach in Newcastle in 2007 has returned to the harbour to load coal. The Pasha Bulker has been repainted and renamed Drake. This time, it entered the port without drama.
A major asthma breakthrough: Is the fiber key to treating the condition?
And a spectacle on a frozen lake in Russia as sailors take part in the world Ice Yachting championships.
